February 2012
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Just a collection of screenshots of my BlackBerry Convos with my favorite person in the world: MY DAD :D
He’s too funny.
Favorite Movie Quotes
From my favorite movies :-)
The Devil Wears Prada:
“People think that success just happens to you. It doesn’t. You want this life? The decision’s yours”. -Miranda
“Let me know when your whole life goes up in smoke. Means it’s time for a promotion.” -Nigel
Love Actually:
[neither understands the other’s language] Jamie: [in English]...
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
“So after all you’ve been through, you’re going to give up? Just like that? NO. You’re going to fight like hell until you can’t fight any longer. That’s what you’re going to do.”
“You will never regret reaching your goal. You will only regret giving up and not trying harder.”
“What we do today is what matters most.”
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Why Love Matters More (And Less) Than You Think
Another one by one of my favorite authors, Umair Haque from the Harvard Business Review!
So, how was your Valentine’s Day? Me? I had an anti-Valentine’s day at my local bar with the ghost of Albert Camus, an existential crisis, and a decent bottle of wine. Here’s what occurred to the four of us while we were angsting out.
I’ve made the point before that our economy...
Lesson Learned.............
Fact or Fiction? Who gives…Tis a good story:
A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call ASAP, changed his clothes and went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy’s father going and coming in the hall waiting for the doctor. Once seeing him, the dad yelled: “Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my...
Inferiority Complex
Feeling inferior.
Ooh….
It’s a bitter-sweet kind of thing.
It makes you feel depressed and worthless while at the same time, it may just be one of the strongest forces that drive you to self-betterment.
Being surrounded by ultra-high achieving peers with their densely filled future-President-worthy resumes might initially cause envy and the feeling of worthlessness (been there,...
No Room for Failure
An excerpt from a NYTimes article titled: ‘One Percent Education’.
Moral: You wanna survive in this big-bad world? Yes, they say failures help you grow and achieve success….But today, there really is no room for failure. You can make no mistakes. You must always succeed. Oh the pressure.
PS: I bolded the most relevant points.
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The emphasis on personal...
Power of Not Knowing
I see you changing girl..
From day to day.
Impressed by and trying to imitate
,
Those who are older.
Those who are colder.
Suddenly embarrassed by your age.
Our bigger blessing, girl,
Is being young.
The power of not knowing,
Where you belong.
KofC obsession!!!
Death is Not to Be Feared
A reconstruction of Socrates’ final speech in the Apology
Death is to be feared only if it’s bad.
Death can be two things: either death is a total annihilation or death is a relocation to another place with all the other dead.
If death is annihilation, then it’s like a dreamless sleep.
If death is a relocation, it’s like a family reunion.
If death’s like a...